By Present tenses, Modals

The article you quote is about the relationship between car and its. Every car must have its brakes tested. The article is not about subject-verb agreement. But since you ask, there are two grammatical facts to consider: 1. The modals (can, will, must, ...) do not change form in...

http://www.englishforums.com/English/Pleased/hvdv/Post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Subjunctive/gmkc/Post.htmIn both of the above posts, miriam has explained the subjunctive in detail but it's all quite confusing to me. I've studied subjuctive from American Heritage and Columbian Guide...

Lcchang wrote: After gathering all different opinions from advisors like you, I would like to tell you my two cents as a non-English native speaker. It might help you understand what we think about this sentence. I'll go to the convention center as soon as I've checked into the hotel. When I...

CalifJim wrote:I verified the Google results on I wish I had have and I wish I have had, and I must say that I was astonished. In standard English have had is impossible because no simple present or present perfect form ever occurs (correctly) after wish, not even the present tense forms...

I verified the Google results on I wish I had have and I wish I have had, and I must say that I was astonished. In standard English the only possibilities after I wish (that) (with subject pronoun or noun) are would (with the bare infinitive), could (with the bare infinitive), had (with the...

I am not aware of I got, you got, he got used as a present tense for I have, you have, he has (in the sense of possess) As the semi-modal I have to, you have to, he has to, I hear the following: I've gotta go; I'm late. You've gotta ... He's gotta ... I think that I have heard the of...

MrPedantic wrote:I'm not sure the ambiguity is significant; I'm inclined to think there's no need to look for alternatives.The original sentence serves a particular purpose: giving an opinion which might affect a present situation, e.g.1. I think that this will be the best choice. ] "confident"...

hi greetings from the philippines !!! I need your help on the following. I don't think my English is all that bad, but I frequently get confused when trying to use the following verbs. A detailed description with examples is as follows: She has to go. (Present) She had to go....

Example A. First of all, a modal is followed by a bare infinitive. Therefore, could is followed by have or be or any other bare infinitive. have is followed by a past participle, for example, been. So if you literally substitute couldn't for couldn't have, you will get the ungrammatical...

If the time adverbial clause referes to somthing that will happen or exists in the future, you use the simple present tense, not a future tense. You have stated a very important rule here: Look before you leap. (not before you will leap) He is going to the bank before he has dinner....